Penal Servitude Act, 1891

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Amendment of law as to apprehension of licensees and supervisees.

34 & 35 Vict. c. 112.

34 & 35 Vict. c. 112.

2.—(1) Any constable may take into custody without warrant any holder of a licence under the Penal Servitude Acts, or any person under the supervision of the police in pursuance of the Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871, whom he reasonably suspects of having committed any offence, and may take him before a court of summary jurisdiction to be dealt with according to law.

(2) Any convict may be convicted before a court of summary jurisdiction of an offence against section three of the Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871, although he was brought before the court on some other charge or not in manner provided by that section.

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